Brian Scheid

While almost no one expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this week, it is likely US central bankers will give a strong indication of where they see monetary policy headed into 2025.

While the S&P 500 continues its sizable rally with an almost 15% gain this year, the index's consumer discretionary sector has lagged, rising less than 5% over that nearly six-month stretch.

The Federal Reserve's chief measure of inflation growth fell to its lowest point since March 2021 and within striking distance of the central bank's target.

Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence has carried the broader stock market throughout the first half of 2024 as companies closely tied to the technology recorded outsize gains.

US investors are growing increasingly risk averse as they view the recent stock market highs as unsustainable, according to the latest results from S&P Global's Investment Manager Index survey.

The most reassuring inflation data since the US Federal Reserve began its battle against inflation through higher interest rates in March 2022 has

Initial public offering activity picked up modestly in the second quarter of 2024, with the US marking the busiest quarter since early 2022.

M&A activity across the US and Canada slowed in the second quarter of 2024 to the lowest level since the early days of the pandemic, owing to relatively high interest rates and financing challenges.

After lagging large capitalization stocks for months, small-cap stocks may be having a moment.

The nearing presidential election is likely to spark the end of the bull run for the US dollar, which has rallied for much of the past two years, bolstered by high interest rates and a resilient domestic economy.